Chapter Seven
Time passed and though it didn't seem like it would ever get better, it did. Jason was a stronger person. The pain of Belle's death passed. He still missed her, but it was not soul-aching without her now. He stopped carrying around her jacket. It simply hung in his closet. Ruth stayed good friends with the Grey's especially Shane. She gave him a hard time about hitting her. It was now just a big joke. Jason found he could even talk about Belle without it hurting too much. He still visited her grave whenever he was in town.
Before any one realized it, it was the day before Christmas Eve. The next day was the one year anniversary of Belle's death. Everyone knew it, but no one said a word. They were home for the holiday, but they did have to make an appearance at a Disney concert. Several people were going to be there.
When they got there it was crazy. Everyone was exchanging hugs and wishing a Merry Christmas. Jason lost track of who he had hugged and who he hadn't. He was having a great time. The concert started with Miley Cyrus first. She sang a couple of her hits then paused.
"Hey, everybody, I know ya'll love Christmas and I do too." Miley said. "But it can be a hard time too. Especially for people who lost people they loved. I just want you to know it's okay. You'll make it."
Miley then sang "I Miss You". Jason tried to not think about the words and just concentrate on the performance. Otherwise he'd be forced to think about Belle. The Connect Three were going on right after that song to sing "Got Me Going Crazy".
"I miss you. I miss your smile." Miley sang. "I still shed a tear every once in awhile."
Jason stopped listening. He'd give anything to escape from having to do this concert. He thought about last year when Shane had wanted to not go out on stage.
"…that you were even thinking of disappointing your fans because you feel sorry for yourself." Belle said, harshly. "You shouldn't just sit here in self-pity. The fans out there are counting on you. Are you going to just sit here? That is selfish."
"You're still right." He whispered as he and his brothers ran out on the stage. The crowd screamed as they started their song. Jason was glad he didn't have to sing that much. He probably wouldn't be able to. Shane and Nate were thinking about Belle too. Jason went to the edge of the stage and reached out to touch the hands that begged for him. They looked the same to him as they screamed his name. He walked along the edge touching each hand. A red sleeve reaching up to him, stopped him in his tracks. He gripped that hand and held it. It was a girl in a red jacket. She looked just like Belle.
Jason fell back on the stage with a crash. It knocked the breath out of him. The crowd gasped. Jason gasped for a moment as if he had been dunked into ice cold water.
"Kev, you okay?" Shane asked into the microphone that they had that allowed them to talk to each other. Jason got up slowly as Nate was finishing the song. He thought he had been over Belle. But now he was seeing things?
They started to sing "Burnin' Up". Jason shook his head and started to sing along and jump around like everything was fine.
"What happened?" Nate asked. Jason shook his head at him.
"I just can't wait for this concert to be over." He said. After a few more songs, he and his brothers ran off the stage. Jason wasn't feeling so well. Seeing Belle, if he really saw her, had shook him up. He thought he had been over her. It had been a year. He had stopped thinking about her everyday. He slept peacefully now. He knew he wouldn't be sleeping well tonight. He went to the dressing room.
He was glad his part was done. He ripped his shirt off roughly not caring that it was a rather expensive shirt. He grabbed another shirt and tried to button it up with shaking hands. His brothers came in then talking excitedly. They had no idea that Jason was freaking out inside.
"Hey, what happened earlier, Kev?" Nate asked. "You didn't look so good."
"I'm fine." Jason said. "Get off my case." He snapped, angrily as he left the room. He went outside, then realized he forgot his jacket. He didn't want to go back. He walked through the snow. Belle always loved the snow. He let the cold seep into him until he was shivering violently. He didn't want to go back. This was ridiculous. He was over her. Why did one look at a girl who looked like Belle drive him so insane? He turned and headed back towards the building. He wasn't going to let this Christmas be as bad as the last one.
Jason went into the crowded building determined to grab his jacket and get out. He slowly started to stop shivering. He grabbed his leather jacket and turned around and found Ruth standing there.
"Ruth!" He exclaimed. He hugged her tightly. "We haven't seen you in a while!"
"I know." She said. "Your family invited me and my mom to spend Christmas with you."
"I know Shane will be glad." He said. Shane really liked Ruth, but last year after she had gotten out of the hospital she still had a boyfriend. They hadn't seen her since she and James had broken up. Ruth smiled.
"I can't wait to see him either." She said. "Have you seen him?"
"He's right over-" Jason looked over in the direction that Shane was and stopped. His head was bent and he was talking to a girl. She was wearing a red jacket.
"Jason, are you okay?" Ruth asked. He seemed to have frozen. Jason shook his head. Why did Belle's memory keep haunting him? He was going to go meet this person so that he could forget the whole thing. He stalked over to where Shane was, but before he made over there, she walked away, but not before Jason thought she looked a lot like Belle.
"Who was that?" He demanded to Shane. Shane shrugged.
"Just a fan." He said. Jason got the feeling Shane was hiding something from him. There was one way to find out.
"It's time to go boys." Their father called.
A/N: Sorry it's been so long! The story is done! Please review and I'll try to get the story up asap! I promise to be better about updating! Review! 3 you!
Tonya